Key Terms about SideWays

Common Sense

It is amazing how often it is left behind.

Short-term

SideWays specializes in short-term, solution-based therapy.  It does not mean longer term options are not available, just that the majority of clients find resolution to a primary issue and move on to use the skills they have acquired to make changes in the other areas of their lives and are confident to take on future issues independently. Others find that further education and honing of the new skills is needed to find success.  We encourage all clients to have a follow-up check in session one and three months during the termination phase to solidify skills and discuss unexpected hurdles they have encountered.

Somatic Therapy

Somatic means of the body and therapy means the treatment of mental or psychological.  Somatic therapy is a mind-body approach.; a holistically oriented therapy, which integrates the mental, emotional, spiritual and physical aspects of each of us.

Preventative maintenance

Your mind, your marriage, your life in general. Why wait until it is broken?  SideWays offers educational opportunities to learn communication skills and problem-solving techniques that help prevent a minor issue from becoming an insurmountable problem.

Communication

Can you imagine your life without the ability to communicate?  We communicate with our language (words), sight, sounds, body language, facial expressions, vocal tone and inflections…  many, many different ways.  Taking a moment to learn how to improve your communication skills will eventually improve all the areas of your life.

Empowerment

Everyone’s personality and life is unique.  SideWays is about drawing attention to who you are and making it better using your talents and gifts.

Nurturing environment

SideWays offers a safe, nurturing environment for clients.  Locations may include your home, a church, an office or even an exercise studio based on your needs, goals, preference and therapy plan.

Private practice

SideWays is a privately owned business (yes, even psychotherapy is a business).  We value your privacy and will go to great lengths to secure your privacy and create a safe, secure retreat for clients.

Solution-based

Many times when it comes to a problem we spend a lot of energy trying to figure out why and where and how it happened.  We focus too much on the problem, placing blame and feeling pity for our selves and we become overwhelmed.  SideWays philosophy is to focus more on solutions.  When we stop pointing fingers and use our time and energy to solve the problem, we find ourselves with more energy, lower stress levels and improved relationships.

Personalized

How could any counseling practice not be?  Your special and they type of assistance should also be.

Resources

Nobody can be everything to everybody and SideWays is no exception.  Our goal is to help you solve your problem and if we are not the right solution our goal become to provide you with resources that can get you where you need to be to find appropriate help.

Perspective

Acknowledging and identifying your perspective, opens you to possibility of other perspectives that may lead to solutions.

Unique

Our personalized approach sets us apart from more conventional counseling practices.

Psychosocial functioning

Refers to one in psychological development in and interaction with a social environment.

Therapeutic tools

This may be a method used in psychological therapy or most any talent, trait, idea, philosophy, belief you have or can learn.  These tools are simple, easy, and usually things you already have or know.  The idea being to tap into your natural talents and use your strengths to overcome your weaknesses and create the life you envision.

Exclusive

The decision to seek counseling is difficult, once you have made the decision, it should be all about you.  Our practice takes this idea seriously and no two clients have the same experience.  Your life deserves your solutions.

Educational

Learning is a life long process.  The day you think you know it all is the day the windows of opportunity close.  Very few things in this world stay constant, remaining open to new ideas, fresh outlooks, more information and exciting opportunities is the best route to making your dreams come true.

Yoga

SideWays specializes in somatic (mind body) therapy. Yoga is a non-invasive technique used to draw attention to the body and breath.

 

Key Terms about Meg Green    

Social Worker

As a social worker I was trained to evaluate and assess difficulties in psychosocial functioning, develop a plan to alleviate those difficulties, and either carry out said plan or refer clients to other qualified resources/professionals for assistance. Intervention plans include psychosocial evaluation, counseling individuals, families, and/or groups; referral to community resources; and advocacy.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - Eau Claire, December 18, 1993 Bachelor of Social Work – Comprehensive Major UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – Eau Claire.  

2003 One-year continuing Education – Masters in Business Administration. 

Also see credentials for further information of continuing education.

Communication Specialist

Communication is the corner stone of all relationships.  Based on my professional experiences, I became keenly aware that many clients I served almost universally presented with problems/issues that could be traced back to difficulty with communication.  This peaked my interest and I devoted more time to the review of clients, peer consultation, and continued study.  From my observations I have developed my skills and approach to emphasize the importance of prevention and proactive communication for which I have become an expert of note.  Specializing in couples communication; my clients come away with a new perspective, improved skills and a continued success.

Counselor

A person who counsels; adviser.  Counsel 1. advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another. 2. interchange of opinions as to future procedure; consultation; deliberation.  Well, that means it is not only my career choice but also a personality trait! 

Owner

In business since 2005, SideWays has morphed and changed to become the successful business it is today. 

Credentials

Colorado State Lic # 10893   

AAAI – ISMA - American Aerobic Association International – International Sports Medicine Association Yoga Certification 2000-2002

1999- present study of Iyengar Yoga

2000 Current study of somatic therapy, began practice 2006

FEMA Emergency Management Institute Independent Study – 2007

IS-00001 Emergency Management Manager

IS-00100 Incident Command System

IS-00200 ICS to Healthcare Organizations

Business owner since 2005

Christian

My faith is an important part of my life.  I pride myself on being able to respect and honor every client in his or her choice of faith of spirituality.

Psychotherapy

Fancy word for mental and emotional help.  This term is frequently used interchangeably with counselor, social worker and therapist.  Psychotherapy is an interpersonal, relational intervention used by trained psychotherapists to aid clients in problems of living.

Somatic Yoga Therapist

Somatic means mind body.  The two are intricately connected.  As a yoga practitioner, I have studied and experienced the connection of the mental, emotional, spiritual and physical aspects of each of us.  As a therapist, I have watched the transformation that can take place in clients that discover and nurture the connection. Although there are many types of somatic therapy, yoga is my favorite method.  FYI- the only religion or spiritual experience associated with yoga is the one you bring to your practice.

Wife/Mother

Married in 1996 and three insanely beautiful and perfect children…and 2 dogs, two cats and now a tortoise!

Website Designer/developer

A most favorite hobby I enjoy.

Sister/Daughter

Middle child!  Big brother and little sister, the best of both worlds.  My parents were married in 1966, and spent 40 happy years together before my father’s death in 2006.

Group Facilitator

Facilitate means to make easier. It also means a person responsible for leading or coordinating the work of a group, as one who leads a group discussion. There are many situations we find ourselves working in groups.  As a facilitator, I make the process easier and the help guide the session by keeping members focused on the task and moving toward the goal set by the group members.

Mediator

Wherever there are people there are conflicts. Conflict needs resolution. Mediation is the process that brings about resolution.

Crisis Management Specialist

My career began working in a domestic shelter with survivors of domestic violence, rape and assault. This is the time I began extensive study in crisis management.

Professional Student

Learning should never end.  No matter what the format, University classes, seminars, books, articles, lectures, friends or colleagues etc., always seek to learn more and never assume you know it all.

 

About SideWays' Therapeutic Methods

No single approach is right for everyone.  SideWays offers an in-depth initial interview to discuss and create the right individualized approach for you.

Cognitive-Behavioral

A psychotherapeutic approach that aims to influence dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions through a goal-oriented, systematic procedure.

Somatic Psychology

an interdisciplinary field involving the study of the body, somatic experience, and the embodied self, including therapeutic and holistic approaches to body.

Humanistic

Concerned with the human dimension of psychology and the human context for the development of psychological theory.

Trans Personal Psychology

A school of psychology that studies the transpersonal, self-transcendent or spiritual aspects of the human experience.

Client centered

The central hypothesis is that the growth potential of all patient will tend to be released in a relationship in which the therapist communicates realness, caring, and a deeply sensitive, non-judgmental understanding. Thus, the therapist practices participative and empathic listening, while allowing the client to freely vent his/her feelings.

Body-Oriented

Also known as somatic therapy) addresses the whole person; mental & physical manifestations of symptoms and issues.  My concentration is on awareness of mind and body, and creating cohesive understanding of the interaction of mind body.

Family Systems

A branch of psychotherapy that works with families and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and development. It tends to view change in terms of the systems of interaction between family members. It emphasizes family relationships as an important factor in psychological health.

Solution-based

It focuses on what clients want to achieve through therapy rather than on the problem(s) that made them to seek help. The approach does not focus on the past, but instead, focuses on the present and future.

Brief Therapy

Is an umbrella term for a variety of approaches to psychotherapy. It differs from other schools of therapy in that it emphasizes a focus on a specific problem and direct intervention.

Encounter Therapy

A method of human relating based on openness and honesty, self-awareness, self-responsibility, awareness of the body, attention to feelings, and an emphasis on the here-and-now. As a therapeutic method, it usually occurs in a group setting. Encounter therapy focuses on removing blocks to better functioning. Encounter is also educational and recreational in that it attempts to create conditions leading to a more satisfying use of personal capacities.

Psycho-Educational Psychology

Refers to the education offered to people who live with a psychological issue.

Relational Psychology

Emphasizes the role of real and imagined relationships with others in mental disorder and psychotherapy.

Psychodynamic Psychology

The systematized study and theory of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, emphasizes the interplay between unconscious and conscious motivation.